Some Romance Tropes and Some Personal Loveless Tales

February is a month usually many people get excited about particularly because it's the month when people, most especially couples, express their love toward another person. In anime/manga, especially in shoujo series, we see at least one chapter about female characters fussing about how to make chocolates or how to give chocolates to the guys …

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Fourteen Bishounen Characters Who Captured My Heart When I Was Younger

Ever since I was young, I was exposed to both shounen and shoujo anime series which have bishounen characters. As a young girl, I remember having a crush on a lot of them, wishing they were real and that I could marry them. Right now, the list of those male anime characters I love just …

Status: Eagerly Waiting For These Anime Series This Coming Early 2018

2017's wrapping up in a few minutes (5 minutes, to be exact, here in our country) and I still have a lot of 2017 anime on my plan to watch and currently watching list, but I also have some I'm already looking forward to, even from months ago. Here are those I'm so excited to …

「 Kuroko no Basuke: Last Game 」 Once Again

Before Haikyuu, Giant Killing, Ookiku Furikabutte, and Daiya no A, I was into this popular series that many anime viewers must know -- Kuroko no Basket. I enjoyed the thrill of games as Seirin High took down each of the teams where a member of the Generation of Miracles. I loved each of the members …

ShinRan: The loooong wait for development

Contains spoilers, especially for the recent chapters. Have you ever shipped two characters who you just know will be together by the end but take a long, loooong time to get together even if their feelings are mutual? I have. And it's just frustrating! One of those pairings that I have been waiting for to …

My Ships That Sank

Shipping is one of the things I love doing. No matter how subtle they may be, those moments that show the affection of a character for the other are enjoyable for me to watch. Even more so if it's requited. There are times when I ship just for fun even if I know it's never …

「 Hunter X Hunter 」 Feels Train with the Chimera Ants and Gungi

One of the shounen anime series that was part of my childhood days is Hunter x Hunter. In 2011, it had a reboot and that aired till 2014. After a long time, I finally got in the mood to watch the Chimera Ant arc. I already watched Greed Island arc twice (one when it aired on …

Roses in the Midst of Scorching Heat (Appreciation for Female Characters on Sports Anime, Part 3)

Now that I'm writing this, I realized that there are quite a lot of female characters who are there to support our beloved male MCs! Part 1 | Part 2 Momoe Maria (Ookiku Furikabutte) She's called Momokan by our adorable baseball players from Nishiura High. That's in short for "Momoe-監督 (kantoku)" or Manager/Coach Momoe. Momokan …

First Impressions and Others on the Summer 2017 List

Not in my nature, but yesterday, I watched the first episodes of some of the anime series for this Summer 2017. Here are my thoughts about them, along with the other titles I'm looking forward for this season. First Impressions (may contain spoilers) Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun Genre: comedy, sports Studio: Studio Hibari Based on: manga …

Roses in the Midst of Scorching Heat (Appreciation for Female Characters on Sports Anime, Part 2)

So here's the second part of my appreciation post for these ladies who are usually on the sidelines supporting our beloved bishounen characters. Ahh, this took a while because I got lazy. Part 1 is here. Ryuzaki Sakuno (Prince of Tennis) Sakuno is Seigaku tennis club's coach's granddaughter. Sakuno is shy and reserved and can …